Appeal No. 2006-0635 Παγε 2
Application No. 10/643,288
an elastic lash including a pair of annular rubber bands
joined together at a knot therebetween, and having a proximal end
fixedly joined to said rod distal end, and an opposite distal end
sized for being elastically stretched from said rod distal end to
adjacent said rod proximal end so that release of said lash
distal end spontaneously contracts said lash for swatting said
lash distal end against said insect.
17. An insect swatter comprising:
an elongate rod having a slot at a distal end thereof;
an elastic lash configured in a figure eight with first and
second knot-less loops at opposite ends, and joined together at a
knot therebetween; and
said lash first loop is retained in said slot.
THE PRIOR ART
The references relied on by the examiner to support the
final rejection are:
Kopp 1,009,531 Nov. 21, 1911
Stone 2,505,591 Apr. 25, 1950
Watkins 2,642,057 Jun. 16, 1953
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1-4 and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Kopp.
Claims 5-9 and 18-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Kopp in view of Watkins.
Claims 10-16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Kopp in view of Watkins and Stone.
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